Shirley Elizabeth Baxley, age 81, of Russellville died Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at home.

She was born May 6, 1935, in Parsons, Kan., to Ray Albert and Zella Elizabeth Graham Lewis.

Shirley was a member of First Baptist Church and volunteered at Christian Clinic and Saint Mary’ s Regional Medical Center.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond and Larry Lewis.

Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Charles Baxley of the home; three children and their spouses, Vicki (Bill) Elliott of Clarksville, Stephen (Linda) Baxley of Russellville, and Terri (Eric) Barron of Houston, Texas; seven grandchildren and their spouses, Jennifer (Luke) Leeds, Sarah (J.D.) Prichard, Joshua (Jodie) Baxley, Jeremy (Krysten) Baxley, and Courtney, Joseph, and William Barron; four great-grandchildren, Landon and Peyton Leeds, and Hannah and Molly Baxley.

The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 17, 2017, at the Shinn Chapel, officiated by Rev. Keith Shipley, with burial in Oakland Cemetery, and under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.

The family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m. on Thursday evening at the funeral home.